Living
Quatrain 462
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Why unripe grapes are sharp, prithee explain,
And then grow sweet, while wine is sharp again?
When one has carved a block into a lute,
Can he from that same block a pipe obtain?
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 462.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/461/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 462.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/461/.
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